Record Snowfall in Chamonix Valley

Snow depths in the slopes in the Chamonix valley now vary between 2m at the base and 4m60 up top. More generally, the snowfall figures were between 50 and 70cm in the Savoie and Haute-Savoie and around 20/30 cm in the department of Isere.

The other mountain areas were not so lucky with 20cm at Pelvoux and Superdevoluy (in the Southern Alps), 15cm at Gerardmer and Lac Blanc (the Vosges), and 5 small cm at Chalmazel (Massif Central) and Formigueres (Pyrenees).
There's no change, therefore, the Northern Alps reinforced their "supremacy" and remains the snowiest in France (460 cm in Chamonix, La Rosiere 385 cm, 350 cm in Alpe d'Huez).

Although not all benefited from the recent snowfall, the ski resorts of Hautes-Alpes, however, offer very good conditions (150cm at Les Orres and Montgenevre, Serre Chevalier 145 cm).

The snow depth are less in the Pyrenees (130 cm in Piau Engaly, Peyragudes 90 cm, 70 cm in Saint Lary) but conditions remain satisfactory even if a snowfall of about 20 to 30 cm would be welcome at bottom of ski areas where the snow is still sometimes limited.

The situation is more difficult in the Massif Central and the Vosges where the ski resorts received only small falls since the beginning of the season. Results, it rarely exceeds 25 to 30cm on the piste.
Some light snow is expected in the next few days but no more heavy falls for a while.

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